Collections : [University of Michigan William L. Clements Library]

Photograph album related to the Goodsell, Smith, and Peck families of Pontiac, Michigan. Contents consist of portraits of men, women, and children (including a heavily retouched portrait of a young girl). Several photographs are labeled "Jessie E Goodsell," while the name "Jessie" is also embossed in gold on the front cover, likely indicating that Jessie E. Goodsell was the album's original owner. Also present is a portrait index page with identifications as well as a Kings of Israel and Judah chronological chart published by S. W. Powell in 1883 that lists Biblical kings from Saul in 1090 BC to Zedekiah in 590 BC. Includes 26 cartes de visite, 2 tintypes, 13 cabinet cards and 1 piece of ephemera. Volume 29.5 x 23 cm.

Photographs related to the Briscoe family of Detroit, Michigan, compiled into a modern notebook by David V. Tinder. Contents consist of portraits of various family members as well as printed out biographical and genealogical information including references to a car produced by automotive pioneer Benjamin Briscoe in Jackson, Michigan, and an earlier Benjamin Briscoe who assembled and operated a Baldwin locomotive in 1839 on the new Detroit & Pontiac Railroad. Includes 19 cartes de visite. Volume 29.5 x 24.5 cm.

Photograph album related to the University of Michigan Class of 1869. Contents mainly consist of portraits of faculty and students, some of which are identified on image versos. Also present are photographs of campus showing various buildings (including the Detroit Observatory); a print showing the University of Michigan campus; popular culture images such as photographic reproductions of visual works with religious content and portraits of famous individuals including Andrew Jackson and Napoleon; and photographs of paintings and sculptures including Nydia created by Ann Arbor-based sculptor Randolph Rogers. Includes 182 cartes de visite and 1 print. Volume 24 x 19 cm.